The new contract is essentially a “prove-it” deal for Urban, who has struggled to stay healthy. The fourth-round draft pick out of Virginia in 2014 has missed 39 games over parts of four seasons with the Ravens. If he has a healthy and productive 2018, Urban would be in line for a long-term deal next offseason.

Urban appeared to be on the verge of a breakout season in 2017, but he sustained a Lisfranc foot sprain in the team’s Week 3 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in London and missed the rest of the year.

Assuming he’s ready for the start of training camp in July, Urban will be the favorite to be the Ravens’ starting defensive end.